Zoe paid a total of $126 for a blouse, a vest and a jacket. The blouse cost
15 of the total cost of the vest and the jacket. The jacket cost
16 of the total cost of the blouse and the vest. Find the total cost of the jacket and the blouse.
| Blouse |
Vest |
Jacket |
Total |
1x7 =
7 u |
5x7 =
35 u |
6x7 =
42 u |
6x6 =
36 u |
1x6 =
6 u |
7x6 =
42 u |
| 7 u |
29 u |
6 u |
42 u |
Total amount that Zoe paid for the blouse, the vest and the jacket = 42 u
42 u = 126
1 u = 126 ÷ 42 = 3
Total cost of the jacket and the blouse
= 7 u + 6 u
= 13 u
= 13 x 3
= $39
Answer(s): $39
